Hobby Talk: Model Kit Review, MG RB-79 Mobile Pod Ball ver Ka (Revised)

Kit Details
Gundam: Mobile Pod Ball
Code: RB-79
Series: Mobile Suit Gundam
Faction: Earth Federation
Weapons: 180mm Recoilless Cannon
Release: December 2004
Box: A0
Runner: 6
Parts: 148
Price: 2000 yen

Build / Difficulty
(Score: +1)
Good: Build is relatively easy and panel lining is mandatory.
Bad: The wires on the arms can be quite tricky and some fragile parts.
Difficulty: Easy.
Panel Line: Average.  But is a must.
Decals: Lots, dry transfer and stickers.

Looks / Details
(Score: +2)
Good: Very good details, if you panel line and do the decals.
Bad: Looks horrible without pen and patches.

Accessories
(Score: Neutral)
You get: a head mounted cannon.



Articulation / Pose ability
(Score: Neutral)
Good: Sit there and look good.  Arms can grab things.
Bad: Without the base, this thing just rolls around.




Shelf presence
(Score: +1)
Good: Unique looking.
Bad: Don't have many pose.


Bonus
(Score: Neutral)
None

Summary and Rating
(Total Score: +5)
X Avoid
X Consider
X Shortlist
O Buy

Must have.  It's cheap, doesn't need a lot of effort to build and it looks awesome.  Triple kill!

Variants
Few variants of this kit that you can also consider.
1) Ball 08 (2005) - Color variant and different head mounted weapon.
2) Ball Shark Mouth (2006) - You guessed it, with shark mouth stickers.

Dalong's Review
Dalong's Score: 100